Lana Forbes, vice president for sales, products and branding at CUNA Caribbean Insurance Jamaica, speaks with Michael Fisher, general manager of Paymaster Jamaica, at the signing of a partnership agreement between their companies, at CUNA Caribbeans offices at the CWJ Building, 51 Half Way Tree Road, Kingston on Thursday,
HOW IS THE ECONOMY? According to STATIN, inflation for the month of April 2017 was approximately 0.3 per cent, and it fell further to 0.1 per cent in May but displayed a clear structural shock, spiking to 0.7 per cent in June and 0.6 per cent in July. This
MMB Merchant Bank is now a licensed commercial bank operating as JMMB Bank (Jamaica) Ltd. The group's entry into the commercial banking sector became official on Monday, making it the eighth commercial bank operating on the island. It also marks a significant milestone for JMMB, which is celebrating its
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank'. (Photo: JIS) LEGISLATION is in the works for the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) to be given the responsibility for gated complexes. Speaking at a
President of Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (left), offers words of encouragement to recipients of Guardian Life Limited's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) Top Girl and Boy scholarships, Grace-Lee Bolt (second left) and Alex Gray (second right), during a ceremony held today (August 23) at the company's head office on
Interest rates on bank loans still too high - Wynter McPherse Thompson Assistant Editor - Business The Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, says that while interest rates on bank loans have been decreasing, they are still too high and this has affected businesses which cannot generate a return above the levels
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (third left) along with Niu Quinbao (left), Chinese ambassador to Jamaica; Ransford Braham (second left), chairman of the Urban Development Corporation, and Xuexaun Zheng, vice-president of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, just after the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the building of a new
While several foreign-owned hotels may choose to import their furnishings, Kingston's newest hotel, The R, does not fit into that mould. The hotel opened its doors to the media and specially invited guests, stakeholders and friends on Wednesday for an exclusive model room viewing of the facility currently in construction.
NCBIC has received the 2017 title for the best pension fund manager in the Caribbean, for the third-consecutive time and the fifth time in seven years, having claimed the title in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016. “We are truly honoured to have been selected another year. I believe this
NEW YORK, United States — Minister of Finance Audley Shaw (second left) and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica Brian Wynter (centre) met with A J Mediratta, president of Greylock Capital (right with bottle of Appleton rum), CEO Hans Humes (second right); and Jonathan Prin, director of research, in the
